Cheryl K. Chumley

Elizabeth Warren, the Boston Red Sox’s Bill Buckner pariah of politics

Elizabeth Warren, who took the puzzling step of announcing her DNA test results showing she was less Native American than most European Americans, has now come under fire from the Cherokee Nation. And how rightly so. Warren has become to politics what Bill Buckner has been to Red Sox fans for decades -- a pariah.

October 16, 2018

A.I. to take over world — or not: Whom to believe?

Stephen Hawking, world-renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, may have died in March but the warnings of his final book, published just this week, shout from beyond the grave as something like this: Watch out, humanity, artificially intelligent beings will soon rule. And 'lest you laugh -- Hawking was regarded by many as the smartest guy in the world.

October 16, 2018

Even Joy Behar of ‘The View’ thinks Hillary Clinton’s full of it

By now, everybody's heard about Hillary Clinton's denial that hubby Bill abused his presidential power by having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and denial that he should have stepped aside. Shockingly, even Joy Behar of "The View," thinks Hillary's gone out on a lonely limb to defend her husband with this.

October 15, 2018

Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo and their shocking mocking of Tucker Carlson

CNN's Don Lemon and CNN's Chris Cuomo engaged in some mean-spirited banter about Fox's Tucker Carlson during a recent televised spot, showing in 42 short seconds just why they're the worst of the worst -- why nobody with an ounce of intellect takes the mainstream media serious any more. CNN: Painful to watch TV.

October 15, 2018

Amazon’s sexist A.I. reveals broader weaknesses of technology

Technology's only as good as its imperfect human programmers. That's why, in the end, the best A.I. should always be a partner to humankind, not a replacement.

October 13, 2018

#MeToo ought to emphasize common sense, not just victimhood

#MeToo's an important crusade; sexual harassment, assault, attack are all blots on humanity, particularly against the female side of humanity, and ought to prosecuted to the fullest extent of applicable laws. But it'd be nice if #MeToo weren't simply a finger-point. It'd be nice if the campaign hit hard as an educational tool, as well.

October 12, 2018

Democrats’ double standard on racism

Don Lemon, by another name, would be vilified by the left, fired by CNN and relegated to the scrap heap of has-been celebrity-ism. But Lemon furthers the left's narrative against the right -- the one that says President Donald Trump is racist. So he's safe.

October 12, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford’s bogus ‘bravery’ award nomination

Christine Blasey Ford has been nominated for the University of North Carolina's highly esteemed alumna award for speaking publicly about the allegations of sexual assault she hurled then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's way. What a bogus award -- what a bogus nomination.

October 11, 2018

Lindsey Graham, a GOP giant who’s finally awakening

Something's happened to Sen. Lindsey Graham. He's gone full court, full steam ahead conservative, fully on the same side as President Donald Trump. And have to say, it's not only about time. It's refreshingly, cheeringly, notably high-fives-all-around time.

October 11, 2018

Michael Bloomberg, man of all parties, no principle

This is why nobody in their right minds buys into politicians as examples of principled people. Michael Bloomberg, who's changed his political party affiliation three times, is a Democrat once again.

October 10, 2018

Rand Paul’s right — ‘someone is going to be killed’

Sen. Rand Paul hit the nail on the head in an interview with Kentucky radio host Leland Conway when he predicted this hotly charged political atmosphere was going to move from mayhem to murder. Remember Rep. Steve Scalise? It already very nearly did.

October 10, 2018

Nikki Haley, blunt-talking and bold, will be missed

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has handed in her resignation and will leave her post at the end of this year. And what a sad day for America it is.

October 9, 2018

Google’s disturbing DeepMind: Potatoes, potahtoes, A.I. could kill or could save

A few months ago, Google's DeepMind department discovered that in a gathering game over Who Can Get the Most Apples, vying artificial intelligence systems wouldn't hesitate to go aggressive and shoot to injure, stop or even kill, if need be. That's a bit of problem, given the push to integrate A.I. into nearly all aspects of humanity.

October 9, 2018

Democrats in nail-biter, as independents frown at Brett Kavanaugh antics

Even independents, according to a new poll, hated how Democrats behaved during the nomination process of (now) Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

October 9, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation blasts left into hyperdrive

Buckle up, America. The roller-coaster ride the left began over Justice Brett Kavanaugh has only rounded curve one.

October 9, 2018

Colin Powell’s rip of Donald Trump falls on deaf ears

Colin Powell, who served in the lead spot at the State Department under George W. Bush, took a nationally televised opportunity on CNN and turned it into hit job on President Donald Trump. Again.

October 8, 2018

Democrats could use a good party cleansing

Democrats, at one time, when JFK was president, for instance, may have been able to make a sensible case for serving as a party that puts its people first, its country at the forefront, and its compass fixed directly on helping the downtrodden and forgotten of society. But those days are long gone.

October 6, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh protesters anti-American, tilting toward mental illness

It's one thing to exercise a First Amendment right to assemble and petition the government for redress -- to "peaceably" gather together for a protest, as the exact language of this particular Bill of Right specifies. It's another thing entirely to chase senators through the halls of Congress.

October 5, 2018

Robot sex doll brothel slimes toward Texas

A brothel of robotic sex dolls set to open shop in Texas this month hit a snag after local authorities, fueled by a field of concerned petitioners, found a building inspection gig and put a temporary stop to KinkySDollS' plans. There's a blessing in disguise. Sometimes regulation really does work for good, yes?

October 5, 2018

Gab, the conservative alternative to Twitter, now under censor attack

Gab is the conservative alternative to Twitter. But now Gab is being attacked for its free-thinking atmosphere and hit where it hurts the most: on its fiscal bottom line.

October 4, 2018